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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1904-05-06, Page 129t 1904 JR STORR you want for your indfuiness of ore YOUR are—mer t o basin right a e plaice vinare ev bright and new, and as reaecnable as the cf.d in the Big Bargain a 000., tre3td to ap extra appetite. prism to. bay your Roan nide:mess and ffloreets. atting Wateh for it, ta y Department is a fiysie Spring Dem and there* Rcady-tc-Wear Resat a p 50 and $2 CO esch. Iih Mee Drees Hats ihat turnid out at $2.50, eeee Vi is amszing, buc that's only Fever 'is at lie tyles we are showing, and tilA 3 bre giVineu f!!hool Hue ▪ lidrezes Headweree ought,* ▪ mothers, a positive wiring, otaved meaue more money to a double quiek-ste n and Silk Waists, you had that Waist ' have been looking for and solong. Don't put Is a a 6 Skirts thst, we've been ad- ag at $2.50 $3 50, $5 and $$ ire now only A memory. Now iken their places, Not WI put as good. old* yet selected your New r Spring wear, yoa ought_ ow. The esiortinent is com- Lttla lat,sr it won't be. stock of Ladies' Rein Coals for you, ta 52, 54. 66, 58 and oa long. The bb we ever 'and Se ascii. Jwitt what you temy Days. s Store Lli fashion and very day, and sae, and the eopie. 04,440o ds Company aro in.- For over half a cene as a worthy elder of the in " church, first a Rev* ; congregation at Rodger.; afterwards a Rev. Mr, ingregation at Exeter. Ha - 1 by a family of tkree hree daughters, viz: Beta am of Virden, and lame* Manitoba, and Henry, of ;leo Mrs. Peter Gardiner* Mrs. (Rev.) Harmah,of est and Miss Margaret at Stanley. arses.—Two good span at n Stanley were delivered' h, one day recently, tem :ludmore, the buyer. One', e span of bays, belonged Itu Campbell, for 'whicli a $390. The other team, over seventeen hundred rife, belonged to Mr. Jaye - and brought $400. )fr. d' a good buyer and eve to see him around more te. Ladies are Doing—The etitute met on the 14th he home of Mrs. Spacke meeting was Nirell a,ttende w members were add- _ A good deal of busie t' arought before the meet lent other things it was subscribe for four month -t les, which will be eiroule rifest The members °web, iere will be no May meet* instead, as many of thee is can do so, will visit ch institute, on tbefirst in the month. The nezt '-M be held in Bayfield at of _rs. Stanburythe -ill be n The prepara,tinet hs for the table." __—on—____ 0. Porteous, who carried fiere factory in Stratford `it'-irS, diCKI in Guelph tat . Recently Mr. P0rte-00 peril:dent-lent cif thfs Cen- time Comeany at Guelph. n ill in December, but e until a. few weekago retible 'became serious, „sing event took place a - ice of Mr, and Mr. VI...fret 'LI Crw eek, Logan, on -e': noon of last Week, mru,e,r lends assembled to vnel-d Triage of their daughteg; ' to "Mr. Geo. G. Covenede ----- r The interesting d*Te4m., l performed by Rev. C, wit cector of Trinity elearale imes Mteore, while returnd ,home in Hibbert from Tatd height lately, met with Cident. His horse beaten* rthio and ran avvay, throvie rorra with great force ontitt ground, It was found doe that his right arta aud'fm were broken and iit,eix [en'ertained for saving ow- hihich was almost NI cket. The patient iS til as can 'be expecteiti , ret Henry, widow of ling ht Henry, of dfraveetalY4. , April 16th. Fier maideth Lilt:inter, and she Noadebourne Lay of Derry, Ireland, WL November, 1831. it..t Old. -, years she accorapaniedheti / Downie township, A ago she maredit thci pre -deceased bed ' ft., st. Henry leaves a furafildf Idren. . • - ,00-r—F,01 000 ••••••••••••••=1•1a.*•••••1110, : 0,,,,0•00 THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. WHOL.E NUAIBER, SEAF Fine I Tailoring I and • readYnlade Clothing I FURS rogres INGS FFRNISH Clothing Store Greig & Stowa SEAFORTH. If you are a progressive man or woman, and wish to find liking, we take pleasure in directing you to our store. In our the leadership for this town and district. We do not ask you as merely upon the strength of our statement of claim. We come, see and judge for yourself. AAAMANAMOIAAAWAAAAAAAA things to your line we claim to agree with invite you to • i See our Progress Brand Clothing. To wear this make of clothing stamps you as a progressive man. A tone of smartness and goodness about it not umal in readymade goods; costs no sore, slain many cases less, than inferior makes of clothing. $5.00, $6,50, $10 and $12 $2.50, $4,00 and $5.00 1.50, 400 and 2,65 7.50, 9.00 and 12.00 Men's Suits Boys' Suits Men's Trousers Men's Top Coats 04•40•00-~marinm"," Oclid, Suits for men a-nd bOys. Odd Pants for men and:boys.. Will sell at less- than maker's price Odd suits left from good selling lines are put into piles aside from regular stock; all verFehoice goods. If you striae your size and fancy in this lot, yon save $2 to $3 on your purchase. New Spring Suits to choose from—examine these. Suit Prices—$4.75, $6.00; $7.50, Bargain List of Goods You Want Now. Men's Fancy Shirts Men's Working Shirts Men's Odd Hats Men's Odd Pants felt or straw, Men's Fancy Sox Men's Working Sox, good quality, two pair Men's Fine Black Cashmere Sox, one pair Men 's° Overalls Men's Sweaters Men's Fancy Ties Men's Collars (straight standing) four for Men's Caps Men's Sunshade Hats Men's Smocks Men's Rain and Mud. Coats Boys' School Suits Boys' Odd Knee Pants Boys' Stockings Boys' Brownie Suits Children's Sailor Straws Boys',0a,ps Boys' Summer Coats Nit, omen's R,aincoats I 50c and 75e 35e, 50c and 75 35c, 50e and 75 75e ani $1.00 15c, 25c and 35e 25e 256 506 and 75121 75c and *1.00 20e and 256 256 25c 10c 12c.and 156 50c and 756, $2.50 and $3 50 $1.25 to 30c, 50c and 7561 15c, 25c and 356 $2 and $2.75, How Some Farmers Make Money. A Plea for the Creamery. pear Expositor,—As. tbe Expositor as always been an advocate of what ay benefit the farmer, I hope you vill allow me a short space in your olunans that I may give a few facts s to the money I made last year by nding my cream to the creamery o have it manufactured into but - en It may be some help to my bro- her farmers and may induce some thers who may be in doubt, to 161 - ow my example. I sent my cream • the Winthrop creamery, in the wnship of Meliillore When hired elp is so hard to get and so expen- ive and there is some work a man annot get along Nvdth on a farm -ithout hired help, it is well if we an make a success of something hat we eau manage ourselves and Inch will economise in labor. By eeping cows and sending the milk • a creamery to have it maxiufac- ured, a farmer can reap a good in- ome and will not need mutate if any, ired labor, either on the farm or in he house. Last season I kept a herdl 1 eight cows and &tiring the six onths the creamery was open I nt the cream there arid realized the um of $154. All the work I had to 40 in connection with it was the liking of the cows and the skim- ing of the milk, for which putepose used a separator. In addition to this we used 4 Pounds of butter a week in the house, which, at 15 cents would make $14 for the six months. In addition to this I raised eight calves which I valued at $95, thus making a tole' of $240,40 as the di-. rect proceeds from these eight cows for six months. I also had more milk than the calves could use andl fed some hog, this, of course, in ad- dition. I must also state that fade of the cows were two year old heif- ers and one had ,been milking from September and another from the November previous. So you see my herd was not in first class condition to give the very best yield. There may have been some who made more money out of their cows than but I doubt much if any have made more out of one single branch of farming and kept up the fertility of his farm with as little work. In fact I consider my creamery money almost clear profit, as I think the money I made out of my cows before the creamery, started and after it stopped work and the milk I fed to the hogs would pay. for the keep of the cows the whole wear. I milked half of these cows myself every morning and evening and turn- ed the separator and I am willing to take the calves for my share of the work and the cream money goes to my wife to run the house. I also measured eight inches of cream out every morning for our own use, which made the four pounds of but- ter a week which we used. Out of the same amount of cream they could have made a little more but- ter at tbe factory. To make myself sure of this point I had the cream fwe. used at home tested and I found It invariably the same, every time. I used, the Malotte separator. I tried some others, but found this to be the most satisfactory as it skims closer and turns easier. A cream separator is an article that every one keeping cows should have. If I could not get another one, I would not take $200 for the one I have. It will pay any one keeping five cows to ba.ve one, even if they tave to bor- row the money with which to pay it, as a separator will pay for itself in two years in the saving of cream, to say nothing of the saving of la- bor. My cream varied in test all the way from 70 per cent. to 130 and made an average of 103. This, of "course, is not a very high test,but I prefer getting all the cream in-_ stead of giving it to the calves in the milk and. to make up for this I give my calves chopped oats and ground flaxseed. These are cheap- er foods than cream and raise just as good calves. To get the best returns from the cows they must have good pasture, lots of pure fresh water and all the spilt they will take. They should, al- so, be milked at regular hours each day. Some farmers have scarcely! grass enough for their cows to sub- sist on and give them water only when they feel like it and very little salt and milk them very irregularly and then complain that their cows arc not profitable and they can not make money by sending their milk to the creamery. It is in' this as in -everything else, if they desire their cows to pay they must take the very best care of them and if they do this there is no branch of farming that will pay as well with so little labor as sending the cre,am to the creamery. I have given the matter a therougb test and speak from ex- perience. When using a separator never put the milk in until it is 'cold and then keep it well stirred. In this way the best results will be obtained. I I I I to do wha work ado 'country dairying t to Ithis cr quired to did succe patron, is , for the farmers to take hold of the business' and give it a helping ba.` d by supplying the neces- sary amou t of cream and the pro- prietors w li do the rest. I flaave al- so learnedJ the proprietors Mayo ar- ranged with Mr, George Turnbull, who has gone to the old country partly in their interests, to look -up a market there for their butter so they can . hip direct and save the Middleman e commission. _ 'd the merehants do not our butter in the summer ar rather have the money. rouble them with it when etter both for them and y sending our cream' to ry and save our •women ork of churning and car - butter? h also to say that in kis- concerned, patrons should commence needing their cream to the factory as stein as it opens and should continue to do so until it closes in the fall, as it is only by do- ing this the best results can be ob- tained anddit should always be re- membered that the better the pat - rens can do for the factory, the bet- ter they will do for themselves as all the extra profits go to the pat- rons: Let us, therefore, put our shoulders t we can do vinced if we than satis the close of ate I do, I am writing in my own in- terests as a patron of the factory, as well as in the interests of my brother farmers. Because the more successful the factory is and the more cream is received and the more butter that is made, the more we will all get out of it. Oer interests are mutual in this case. Y urs very truly, Willie Trewartha, McKillop, • RTH, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1904. they can to encourage the g. There is not a better n Canada for successful an the country tributory emery and all that is re- ake the businees a splen - and profitable to every It is sa care about and would Then why we can do ourselves the cream folks the Mg for th But, I wi tice to all , Wall Papers Window Shades 1 Curtain Poles Picture Framing. ALEX. INTE 11 lit Picture framing a Specialty, . dint inclosed noice, clane riddy- made two chat shtamp, an also from th chartiether iv th handeivroitin, this party shud have soigned hur letther Patricia in.stid iv Pat. No man wid a clacint sit iv teetk wud iver tink iv soakin his cookiee in his tay in a boordin house or anny place ilse. An ye know That as well as I do, Patricia me darlin. Yis, Patricia, it is consithered bad ittyquit to soak yer cookies in yer taw, i xcipt ca.Se or cases iv imur- gincy as follows, to wit: Furstly, av ye forgot to putt yer teeth in befoor ye came 10 th table. Sicondly ,av th cookies do be some vvbat pitrefoied. An lashtly, av ye shud happen to be all alone by yersilf at th table. 1 As I shtated some toime ago, It- ; tyquit (table or otherwoise) con- , sishts in doin what ye don't feel loike doin, or not doin what ye feel the wheel and see what loike doin fur or wurds to that if - this season. I am con- net. do this, we will be more Tank ye fur th 'Tis th led with the results at furst I have received from me cor- the season. In writing rysponaints that was not somewhat dishfigured an unfit fur use. Shud yo iver take a run down to Say - forth drop in and see me. Yell foind me down at Jimmy Dick's or up at Tommy's av I shud happen to be at home. Bye, bye, me darlin, till nixt toime. * GROGAN. Let me noNV say a word about. the Winthrop creamery in McKillop. It is now under the management ef Messrs. Calder and dicarlett. They are no strangers to us and we should be glad that we have men ha our midst who have the enterprise and 20c and 256 courage to take hold of such enter- ' prises and invest their money in MISHTER GROGAN ••••••• ••••• M.1•11 Talks about "Shpring an' Of loikes iv that." 'Teets my (id in to w fusion, to er ses iv origi but I cuddi talon, fur wither has bin viry unshpringloike, an sicondly, Mary Ellen has bin giv- in me a few in.shtructions in house- cleanin lately, an that's enough to knock th inshpiration out iv th blist shpring poet that lime- chew& a lead pincil. So I cut out th rboyme altogither an I built me little poem on th Iloiaivathy plan Ould man Longfellyclknowed what he . was doin whin he consbtructed Hoiawathy, so be 'Tis as silly as rollin aff a log, as th sayin is though I can't say th t I iver troied that, come tink. do is to git a shwin Ohne to th music, a Smith. Well, here it is shtand it or not. Spring and th loi 10C therm Mr. Calder was born and .75e, and 90 brought no Imre and has been in the intintion whin I shtart- Otte me fortnoightly ef- ind it up wid a few ver - al double-jinted poethry, 't git th proper inshpir- Awo raisons: Furst, th - $2,50 to $4 0 conducted a creamery for seven , butter business eleven years and has I years i n succession where they made , over eighty tons of butter in the , season, 110 has also manufactured the butter in the Winthrop factory for tbe past two seasons and. gave ent ire satisfaction, Mr. Scarlett has else lived in our midst all his life, 9 I understand it is the intention of p tronage this season their enter - Women's Fancy Raincoats $5,00 to $10.0 AAAAA"wookAwovvvow""" Greig Stewar these gentlemen, if they get the 11 ye have to on, an kape d let her go hither ye ean ee iv that. By Dennis Groan, himsilf. Now that Shpring is And ould Winther hiu To refrain from furt In th way iv shtorm Till a more convanie No dotibt it will be i For th counthry cor To inform th gintle r That th vurtybrae iv Has, of late, bin Mlle Tink Wives Tinnyson That a young man's Turned to Voughts Shpring-tofme ; Also that a deeper c Came upon th burnis An he moight as wel ed Other soigns iv Sit shtance :— In th Shpring a red Conies upon th youn poipe. In Shpring th dain Fastens on a costlier To Mary Ellen's la. nit. In th Shpring th loc -Tells wid unabated Johnson Bros.' 01d Stand) .ery in their factory by which they ; prise deserves to place new machin- . Id can turn out even a better quality , 1 of butter than heretofore. If by this got for the out put of the creamery, means a cent a pound more can be Tlw largest and best stocked Clothing, Hat and Shirt stori rons and in my own case it would Highest Prices for Butter and Eggs semi that it is in the interests of all $10 in the season, It will thus be it will mean about $500 to the pat - in Western Ontario. . add to my reeeipts for cream' some almost on us decoided er Worts an blizzards t saloon— or der ispondint ider Whither dishtorted. who shlated wayward fancy iv Love in 11118011 •ed pigeon; have mintion- ming—fur in- er nicktoy man's wind- y mill'ner feather lit year's bun - 1 loiar igor His early robin fabr'cation. In th Shpring th hungry boboe Holes him to th ru al dishtricts. In th Sh ring th th ifty housewoife Knocks ur hubby' comfurt ind- ways. Wid bur annual hou. -clanin. Whin fr m labor h retufneth, Finds hi home a se ne iv chaos; Eats his dinner en barrel, Bows to Eh inivitab e, Wrestles wid th ruslity shtove- poipe, Meekly elps th su vant lady To remo e th reels", matthriss; Sadly ta. es th brok n broomshtick, Fills his oyes wid m isly moicrobes ; Wishes it wur alwa s Winther Whin ne household insurrection—, No infurnal Shpring house-clanin In his shack is iver mintioned. Can't see vi -hat in t underation All th kflamed lone -haired Shpring poets Rave about th gin le Shpring fur. There 1 That's eough iv that. I'm glad its all over, an I wuddn't woridther but ye a e too. Somehow or oth r I stritch out me iff ions to such a lingth that I have earcely rooe fur a dab at mc corr spondints. niver do nian to cut ut some iv me blather' at th t p had iv me says aft er this, r pay fur more shpace, Wan or th other, But there's wan 11 mush t answer av it coidits a leg. Here it is -wurd fur wur , Atwood, April 14, 1901. Mishter Grogan, aforth, Dear in -1n LI Huron's Population. County Clerk Lane has prepared the following statement of the pop- ulation of Huron county as shown by the assessment rolls of the var- ious municipalities for 1903: Ashfield Bayfield. Blyth Brussels Clinton Colborne Exeter Goderich Goderich township Grfay, Hay Howick Hullett Hensall Morris p MdCillo Stanley, • Stephen Seatorth Tuckersmith Turnberry Usborne East Wawanosh West Wawanosh Wingham Wroxeter •••••0 ..... •••••• ••• {MOL blinber a Year in Advance. Mr. 3. A. Duggan, whom he was with about seventeen years. —The high jumping at the Toron- Canatla. o horse show held Vast week, closed at six feet eight inches, et which. three entries cleared the bar, —The first vessel to reach Mon- treal from Quebec this season ar- rived at the former place on Sun- day evening last, —The great scarcity of farm la- bor, 15 driving farmers out of the dairy business in many parts of the Province. Many of them are turn- ing to beef cattle raising. This is to be regretted. We have been work- ing up a great dairy trade,. and it would. be a pity to retrograde. —Mr. Peter Fisher, a farmer of the 12th concession of Brant town- ship, Bruce county, was struck by Clydesdales. The judges have been a Grand Trunk special and instant- .ly killed while in the act of driving selected. Among them are Robert leess, Howick Quebec, for heavy across the Grand. Trunk hetilway crossing near Chesley stath n last horse -s ; Prof. Curtiss, of Iowa, for Sunday night. Shorthorns: D. Smith, Compton, —There will be a convent i la of Quebec, for the other three beef vthineceenitnireTolri eel.- breeds, and J. E. Brethour„ of Brant- qounotor tdruardiengofthtelielaPttr part a June. In view of the pres- ent situation, with regard to the temperance question, the meeting will be one of the most important, as well as the most representative ever held. —The. Anchor Carpet Manufactur- ing Company, of Paisley, have as- signed to 3. L. Scott, of that place. The failure is understood to be not a large one, and a good deal of the troubles of the company have come from their having been snowdd in pretty nearly all winter, ana, there- fore, not able to carry on their busi- ness in their usual way. —Mr. James Watt, who has been secretaary-treasurer of the Globe Printing Company- for 23 years, has retired from that position. Great and numerous changes have been made in the newspaper business dur- ing the last 23 years. The Mobe has more than doubled in size since then, while its mechanical equip- ment has been completely trans- formed. —Mr. Richardson who was proven to have been elected to the Board of 3,045 Control of Toronto by fraudulent veto; at the January elections and who, on that account, resigned his 533 position, was, in the new election en 865 SaturdaY last, defeated by an over - 1,210 whelming majority by Mr. John 2,280 Shaw, Mr. Shaw is an old_ member of the city council and an ex -Mayor. —The Toronto Mail says: " Plans were perfected at a well attended meeting of Conservative workers, held at the Iroquois Hotel Friday evening, for the holding of a mass meeting here some time towaras the the end of May. The meeting will be held at Massey Hall, and will serve to introduce to a representa- tive Toronto audience the man from Manitoulin, Mr. R. R. Gamey." —Sehu Davis, who died last week in Sarnia,. at the age of 78 years, was one o'f the first man in Canada to op- erate an oil refinery. His stills were bought up at a fabulous price by the American oil syndicate. Mr. Davis drawing a fair sized fortune each month for keeping the plant idle. In the '80's he went to Australia to speculate and returned without his riches. At various time he occupied a prominent place as a municipal of- ficer. —The greater portion of the busi- ness section of the thriving town of Fernie, in British Columbia, was swept out of existence by fire on Friday last. The fire started near the southern end of the learn street and with a wind from the south it west Territories at the expe.nse of spread, carrying everything he - Or own population. fore it, and in a few hours almost the entire length of the main street Grand Trunk Railway System was cleared, leaving only a few. - business houses at the northern end Changes of Time After of the town. Most of the buildings May 1st. were frame. /MEI ••••MII• —A man named John Newell, of The Grand Trunk announces the Montreal, was taken from a Grant following changes in time, taking mine freight car a few days ago effect May, Lst, 1904; at White Plains, N. Y., after being Mixed train now leaving Strat- imprisoned. for seven days without ford at 10,10 a. m., daily, except water and no food save a few crack - Sunday, will be changed to full pass ers in his pocket. He could: scarce- senger train, leaving Stratford. at ly speak when found, and was at once sent to a hospital there. It is 10.30 a. m., daily except Sunday ; said he will live. Newell said he was Palmerston 12.20 noon, reaching Ow- en Sound and Wiarton at 2.50 p. m, hard up and was stealing a ride to New passenger train will leave his home in Montreal. He was out of work and had crawled into theear Palmerston at 7.40 p. m., Listowel 8.02 p. m., arriving at Stratford 9 meiee, " while he was asleep, was p. m., connecting for Goderich and locked and sealed. London. —The executive committee of the New passenger train will leave General Board of the Methodist Stratford at 5 p. m., arriving at Woman's Missionary Society met last Seaforth at 6 p.m., Clinton at 6.15 week in Toronto. The applications p, m., and Goderich at 7.05 P., m., tak- of the following candidates were ac- ing the place of present mixed train cepted: Miss De Wolfe ; leaving Stratford at 4,40 p„ m, and Scotia, appointed to JapanMiss reanting Goderich at 7.40 P.m. Dunnfield, of Toronto, appointed to Chentu, China; Miss Reliably was al - 'New passenger train Will leave Stratford at 6.50 p.ra. and arriving so appointed to the same mission, at _Toronto at 9,50 p. in., chnnecting Miss Nuln, of Peterborough, return - for Montreal. This train will take ed missionary from Japan, was ap- the place of the mixed train now pointed to ,work in the Northwest among the Galicians. Her work will leaving Stratford zit 7.30 p, m. and commence about the first of June, reaching Toronto at 11,40 p, m. Train leaving Berlin at 6.30 P. in. —A sudden death took place a few will run through to Elmira, return- days ago at Drake's hotel, Dordfies- ing leave Elmira at 7,10 p. M., arriv- ter Station, which removed. the first ing at. Berlin at '7.40 p.m„ making white native of Leeeen ieeteshiig This was Mr. Chauncey Merrill, one direct connection with new train for Toronto and Montreald of tbe oldest residents of the county, New passenger train Will leave he being in his 8th year. For. the Toronto at p, m. for Montreal Major part of bis life he lived in and fast east express now leaving the Gore, London township, where be daily at 10 p. m. will depart (rom To- engage'i. in farming, hp Nyas also ronto at 10.30 p.m., reaching Mont- real at 7.30 a. m„ as at present. These improvements, milling for largely increased milage, will no doubt be appreciated by the travel- ing public, and is in line with Grand Trunk policy to give the best ser- vice that the business will warrent. Et and West York. In lits prime lie was a strong one forceful speak- er. He was 71 years of age. _By ets, Nvhich haii been fil- ed for 1)1'0 -bate, Mr.MI-Vid ROSInf rye, t he well known cattle buyer and ex- porter, who died es ' recently in Toron- to, lvavan estate of $15,617 to be /divided among his family, whish is extraordinarily large. Mr. Ittein- tree leaves a widow and seventeen children. He had $12,000 invested in 90 acres of farm Lind in York town- ship. The ba lance of t he est a te is in cash rind promissory notes, —The prize list for the Domin- ion exhibition, to be held this year in Winnipeg, is now about completed. As large an amount will be offered for PriZeS as was offered last year at Toronto. About $2,800 is offer- ed for Shorthorns, $1,100 for Here- fords and some thing like $800 for • 1,740 • • 1,895 4,015 .•• 2,300 3,201 3,395 3,788 2,721 722 _ . 2,368 • ..... 2,497 t•If 2,014 3,996 2,116 2,348 2,036 2,191 1,855 2,042 • 2,266 ... 525 •••••••••••.• Total ............57,964 In 1901 the population of the coun- ty' as shovvn by the assessment rolls was 59,786. In the two years there was a decrease of 1,822. Every mu- nicipality shows a decrease except Hullett, Tuckersmith, Blyth. Brus- sels, Wingham and Wroxeter. It_ seems that Huron is helping to fill the vacant places in the North - sixt week's is- sue of th "Expositor" would you kindly tell me if it is ettiquette to soak your cookies n your tea at a boarding house, and very much ob- lige, Your truly, Pat M. From the fact th t this cormespon- Important ford, for the swine. The exhibitton. opens on July 26 and continues un- til August 5. —The Japanese transport Kin - shin hfaru, which was sunk with sev- enty-five Japanese soldiers, who - refused to surrender, by the Russian torpedo boats on the night of April 26, was at one time commanded by Captain F. J. Brown, of Galt, On- tario. In fact, she was the last ship be commanded prior to retiring from the se.a. to reside in that town some years ago. Captain Brown says that the Kinshiu Meru was a splendid ship, well built, with powerful en- gines, and. capable of making fifteen knots an hour. When Captain Brown commanded her she was in the comnaercial trade plying between Japan and Seattle, and for two years under his guidance, made voyages be- tween these points. Perth Notes. —Mitchell has now a town band. —Mr. John Jacques, of Mitchell, was left a legacy of $325 by it de- ceased brother in Exeter, and has purchased a cottage in that town, —Mr. Nelson Davidson, of Mit- chell, has been chosen as one of the lacrersse players to play at St. Louis in May. He will leave for there on May 7th. —An au resident of Stralford,Mr. George W. Pattie, passed away Fri- day, April 22nd, after an- illness of nearly a ?year. Death Wa.,4 due to Bright's disease. The deceased was 54 years of age, having been born in February, 1849, in Boyle, Ross Com- mon, Ireland, When aleput twenty years of age he came to America, working in Nevi York city for a cou- ple of years. He then moved to Stratford, where he has lived ever since, being employed for a. number of years as -traveller for different firms, ineluding the McCormick Bis- cuit Co., London, Since then be was employed in the drygoods store of —Between May 15th and. 20th, Mr,. T. H. Race, of Mitchell, will leave for St. Louis Exhibition, having been appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Canadian Department, —Mr. Andrew Eickemeier, general merchant at Bro4hagen, intends building A new Store this summer, his business having outgrown his present premises. —The vote on the $10,000 by-law for electric light and waterworks purpoees for the town 44 Mitchell was carried. by a majority, of 82 ie a. total vote of 200. —Mr. Thomas Stoneman., of Mit- chell, has sold his furniture and un- dertaking business to Mr. R. Mow- ibray, of Brussels, and gave pos- session on the first of May. —Mr. and Mrs. James Bell and two - children have arrived in Mitchell from Belfast, Ireland, and are visit- ing with Mrs. "Moffatt, of that town. Mr. Bell, who is a printer by trade.r has come to this country to look fo work. —Mr. Norman Duncan, who prom.- i..s to be one of the -cleverest of Canadian authors and whose stories. bave been in all the leading maga- zines of the day, lived for eight years in Mitchell, where his father. Mr. Robert Duncan, was in businees in that town. —Among the probationers of the London conference, who met. togeth- er for examination at Petroiea re- cently, Mr. N. McDonald, of the Fullerton circuit, secured the high - standing by reeking an average, of 85 per cent. on all subjects. He was greeted a first , class _certificate with honors. —While Samuel Coppin, of Mitch- ell, was assisting in shingling a building in Hibbert township, he 'fell,. owing to the scaffold breaking. Cop - pin struck his head on a block, in- flicting a severe cut, and rendering him unconscious. He was also bad ly hurt about the shoulder, and is in a precarious condition. —Mr. Robert Reid, of Michigan, . who came to Mitchell a few weeks. ago for the good of his health and to pay a visit to bis sister, lArs. Winslow, or the Huron road, one mile and a quarter freM Mitchel}, died at the Winslow residence on Friday, April 22nd, Deceased was a Free Mason and was buried with Ma- sonic honors. —While assisting at a barn rais- ing a short time ago, at the home,o( Mr, Richard Rowland, Monkton. Mr Samuel Smith was putting on a rope on the top of the structure, which slipped off the end of the pole that it was attached to, Jetting Mr. Smith fall headlong off the end of the barn and alighting on a beam, injuring his back. —The logs belongieg to the Brod- hagen Lumber Company were sold by Auction at Burk's Falls on April 21st. One, lot of seven bundred thoue Ind feet fell to Messrs. James Colquhoun and John Davis, of Mit- chell and Frank McConnell, Dublin, and Mr. John Benneweis, Brodhagen. known throughout the country as a The loge will be cut under the sup- - horseman. While his health had ervision of Mr. Davis, not been very good all winter, still —Miss Zephy Adelene, eldeet it was not supposed that his condi- daug,hter of Mr, and Mrs, Squire,Lo- tion was at all serious. lle ate his gan, was married recently to Mr. dinner as usual the day of his death Willem Feeerwor Burke, of lona, and paesell away in the afternoon. Missouri, by Bev. H. E. Currie. of —Another of the old guard of On- Monk" -u. Ji endding wis a quiet tario politiciens, in the person of Mr. one aryl s ft er vieiting client], for a James Massie, departed this life on short l'ino Mi. and Mi' : Berke will Sunday morning at his residence in le•lvi• for 1.eir home, bere hfr. Toronto. After spending the day tit Burk • teirrf° (ai q WI31)105.114* drug the office!, Mr. Massie returned bushe ss. bts home about six o'clock on —An end end immected T4 -.dent 01 day evening, apparently in the best of health. An hour later, not an- swering when called for dinner, he was discovered by his daughter in his dressing room in an unconscious condition. He remained unconscious until Sunday morning. Mr. Massie represented South Wellington for several years in the Ontario Legis- lature; was warden of the Central Prion for 16 years and since retiring litchcn, p f.tar•ii away aftmr a long iiiw on *11, I, llst, April 23rd, in porsou of 1,1argaret Murray, rel- oftho l -,to Alex. Murray, aged 81 yrs. Dr-cea3ed came to Mitchell from the township of Usborne a- bout 25 years figo, and survived her hu,h3nd by a little over thr years. Sha. was a member of tho Presbyterian church and had a wide circle of friends win, mourn hir from that poeition was registrar of 1 death.